Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 911 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
20. 20.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”

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